| Day | Topic: Subtopic |
Reading (GSF Book) (Main, Alternate, Deep) |
Due Dates |
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| 1 Mon 1/6 |
Introduction Syllabus Dot Products Distance Formula Star Trek Vectors Vectors Position Vectors Power Series Review Mathematica: Approximations Monday Evening Office Hour: Power Series Coefficients Activity: Power Series Coefficients Theorems Mathematica: Power Series Approximations |
Griffiths pp. xii-xviii Introduction Griffiths 1.1.1-1.1.2 Boas pp. 101-102 Dot Products Vectors Position Vectors Boas 1.2, RHB 4.5 RHB 4.6 Power Series Definitions Finding Coefficients Memorize Common Power Series Approximations Theorems Adding up terms Convergence |
Quiz 1 |
| 2 Tue 1/7 |
Electric Potential Due to Charged Particles Coulomb's Law Scalar Fields Superposition Activity: Two Charged Particles |
Dimensions Potential Voltmeters Scalar Fields Superposition Two Point Charges |
HW0 |
| 3 Wed 1/8 |
Limiting Cases Activity: Two Particles--Limiting Cases Power Series Dimensions |
Two Point Charges--Limiting Cases Series Dimensions |
HW1 Solutions |
| 4 Thu 1/9 |
Visualization of Potentials Activity: Visualizing Equipotential Surfaces Mathematica: Visualize Scalar Fields PhET: Visualize Potentials Surfaces |
Visualizing Equipotentials Visualizing w/ Technology | |
| 5 Fri 1/10 |
Compare Series and Visualization Activity: Compare Algebra and Physics |
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HW2 Solutions |
| 6 Mon 1/13 |
Curvilinear coordinates Definitions ds Activity: Line Elements Curvilinear Basis Vectors Vector differential Activity: dr in Curvilinear Coords |
Griffiths 1.1.4, 1.4 Boas 10.8, RHB 10.9 RHB 10.10 Definition Scalar Line Elements Basis Vectors Griffiths 1.4 Definition Polar Coords Cylindrical/Spherical Cylindrical/Spherical Hint |
Quiz 2 |
| 7 Tue 1/14 |
Use What you Know Densities Scalar Line Integrals Scalar Surface Integrals Volume Integrals Total Charge Activity: Line, surface, and volume integrals |
Densities Scalar Line Integrals Surface Elements Cylinders/Spheres Scalar Surface Integrals Volume Integrals Griffiths 1.3.1 Boas 5.2, 5.3 & pp. 258-261, RHB 11 Total Charge | |
| 8 Wed 1/15 |
Electric Potential Mathematica: Potential Due to a Charged Ring |
Griffiths 2.3.4 Ring Griffiths 2.3.4, MT 5.1-5.2 RHB 11.1, 11.5-11.6 | |
| 9 Thu 1/16 |
Ring Limits Activity: Ring Limiting Cases VEUF Electric Field due to a point charge |
Limiting Cases |
HW3 Solutions |
| 10 Fri 1/17 |
More Continuous Sources Finite Charged Line Infinite Charged Line Multipoles |
Finite Line Infinite Line |
HW4 Solutions |
| 11 Mon 1/20 |
MLK--No Class |
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| 12 Tue 1/21 |
Electric Field Due to a Charged Ring Mathematica: E Field Due to a Charged Ring |
Griffiths 2.1, MT 5.4 | |
| 13 Wed 1/22 |
Partial Derivatives Gradients Curvilinear coordinates Mathematica: Visualizing Gradient Electric Field Vector Fields Coulomb's Law Visualizing Electric Fields Electric Field from Electric Potential |
Gradient Schey IV Directional Derivatives Vector Fields Curvilinear Coords Use What You Know |
HW5 Solutions |
| 14 Thu 1/23 |
Electric Flux Definition Products of Vectors Cross Product Activity: Flux through a Cone Cross & Triple Products |
TM 5.3 Electric Fields Griffiths 1.3.1, 2.2.1 RHB 11.5 Flux Griffiths 1.1.1-1.1.3 RHB 7.6 Cross Product | |
| 15 Fri 1/24 |
Vector Surface Elements Visualizing Flux Mathematica: Visualizing Flux |
Triple Product Surface Elements Cylinders/Spheres Cylinders/Spheres Hint Cube Cube Hint |
HW6 Solutions |
| 16 Mon 1/27 |
Delta Functions |
Delta Functions |
Quiz 3 |
| 17 Tue 1/28 |
Gauss's Law and Symmetry Introduction |
Gauss's Law | |
| 18 Wed 1/29 |
Gauss's Law and Symmetry Applications |
Griffiths 2.2.3 Gauss's Law Applications Gauss's Law Hint |
HW7 Solutions |
| 19 Thu 1/30 |
Derivatives of Vector Fields Divergence Activity: Divergence & Curl Mathematica: Visualizing Divergence Vector Fields Divergence Theorem Divergence Theorem The Divergence Theorem Differential Form of Gauss's Law |
Griffiths 1.2.4 Griffiths 1.5 Divergence Curvilinear Coords Visualizing Divergence Visualize Hint Griffiths 1.3.4 Griffiths 2.2.2, Griffiths 5.3.2 Maxwell's Eqns Divergence of Point Charge | |
| 20 Fri 1/31 |
Total Current Current Density Derivatives of Fields Circulation Curl |
Griffiths 5.1.3, 5.2.1 Current Curl Griffiths 1.2.5, RHB 10.7.3, Schey p. 75-91 Griffiths 1.4, RHB 10.9 |
HW8 Solutions |
| 21 Mon 2/3 |
Visualize Curl Mathematica: Visualizing Curl Stokes' Theorem Differential Form of Ampere's Law |
Griffiths 1.2.5, RHB 10.7.3, Schey p. 75-91 Griffiths 1.4, RHB 10.9 Stokes' Thm. Griffiths 1.3.5 Maxwell's Eqns. Griffiths 2.2.4, 5.3.1 |
Quiz 4 |
| 22 Tue 2/4 |
Lorentz Force Law Conservative Fields Vector Line Integrals Work, Fields, and Potentials Changes in Electric Potential Ampère's Law Applications |
Conservative Fields Vector Line Integrals Boas 6.8 Potential from E B from plane Ampere Symmetry Griffiths 5.3.3 | |
| 23 Wed 2/5 |
Conductors Conductors GEM Boundary Conditions Applications |
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HW9 Solutions |
| 24 Thu 2/6 |
Magnetic Vector Potential Infinite line More Vector Potential Activity: Spinning Ring Mathematica: Spinning Ring Magnetic Fields Biot-Savart Law Product Rules Integration by Parts Biot-Savart Derivation B Fields Mathematica: Spinning Ring |
Vector Potential Griffiths 5.4.1 Spinning Ring Product Rules Griffiths 1.2.6 Integration by Parts Biot-Savart Law | |
| 25 Fri 2/7 |
Griffiths Triangle Griffiths Triangle Review Review Pages Exam Equation Sheet Electric Energy (Discrete Charges) |
Electrostatics Summary (Griffiths p. 87) Magnetostatics Summary (Griffiths 5.4.2) Griffiths 2.4 |
HW10 Solutions |
| 26 Mon 2/10 |
Final Exam 7-9 PM |
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